Home prices in the D-FW housing market showed mixed movement last month as rising inventory and longer selling times had their different impacts on the various submarkets.
MetroTex Association of Realtors’ latest reports for the month of January showed that the median home price across the Metroplex fell by 2.9% year-over-year, clocking $375,000. Closed sales declined by 5.8%, though, signaling prospective buyers remain cautious even with more options on the market. Inventory ticked up by 3.7%.
January figures had homes staying an average of 109 days on the market, up a whole week from the start of the year in 2025.
The cooling closing activity reflects a broader trend in buyer behavior nationwide. Just the month before, a record share of pending home sales fell through, with more than 16% of contracts canceled — and D-FW saw even higher fall-through rates in its flagship cities, as previously reported by CandysDirt.com. Nationally, there were 47% more sellers than buyers, another record number…